ATHLETIC HONORS & AWARDS
- First Team USILA All-American (2024)
- Honorable Mention USILA All-American (2023, 2025)
- First Team Inside Lacrosse All-American (2024)
- Honorable Mention Inside Lacrosse All-American (2023, 2025)
- Second Team USA Lacrosse All-American (2024)
- Honorable Mention USA Lacrosse All-American (2025)
- First Team All-Big Ten (2024)
- Second Team All-Big Ten (2023, 2025)
ACADEMIC HONORS & AWARDS
- Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2024, 2025) |
Career Summary
- Played in 66 career games with 58 career starts.
- Totaled eight goals, one assist, 145 ground balls and 70 caused turnovers in his career.
- Finished career ranked second in school history in career caused turnovers.
- JHU's first three-time USILA All-American defenseman since Tucker Durkin (2011-13).
- Three-time All-Big Ten selection. At the time, just the fifth player in program history to earn All-Big Ten honors three times.
Of Note
- Ranked as the #20 freshman in the nation by Inside Lacrosse in 2021.
2025
- Co-captain.
- Played in all 14 games with 13 starts and had one goal, 21 GBs and 15 CTs to his credit.
- Scored first goal of the season and added three GBs and one CT in an 11-10 win at Towson.
- Added one GB and one CT in an 11-6 win against 10th-ranked Georgetown. Part of a defense that held the Hoyas scoreless for three stretches longer than 15 minutes. In a 51-minute span from early in the first quarter through late in the fourth, JHU allowed just two goals.
- Fueled a defense that held Loyola to eight goals in a 9-8 Blue Jay win. Had one ground ball and two caused turnovers in the win.
- Collected two GBs and two CTs in a 13-12 come-from-behind win against #18 Virginia.
- Had one GB and two CTs in a 13-10 loss at 11th-ranked Syracuse.
- Counted one GB to his credit in a 12-9 win at Navy and led a defense that held the Midshipmen to four goals in final 41:19.
- Counted three ground balls and one caused turnover in an 11-8 loss at Michigan and added three GBs and one CT at Penn State (regular season).
- Capped career with two ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 13-12 loss at Penn State in the Big Ten Quarterfinals.
2024
- First JHU player to earn First Team USILA All-America honors since Joel Tinney in 2018 and first defenseman to earn first team honors since Tucker Durkin in 2013.
- Started all 16 games.
- Counted two goals, 56 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers to his credit on the season.
- Finished on the team in GBs and third in CTs.
- Earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after totaling 10 ground balls, three caused turnovers and one goal in wins over Towson (13-5) and Denver (11-9).
- Matched career-high with five GBs in wins against Towson, Georgetown and North Carolina.
- Counted three ground balls and three caused turnovers to his credit against Navy.
- Grabbed second Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award of the season after totaling four ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 9-8 overtime win over seventh-ranked Penn State.
- Matched career high with five GBs and added one CT in an 11-10 overtime win at Ohio State.
- Matched career high again with five GBs in a 7-5 win over fifth-ranked Maryland.
- Fueled 13-10 win over Lehigh in first round of the NCAA Tournament with one goal, one ground ball and one caused turnover. Goal came from 55 yards away as Lehigh was in a 10-man ride ... goal gave JHU a 12-10 lead with 3:11 remaining.
- Collected four ground balls in an 11-10 double overtime loss to Virginia in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
2023
- Started all 18 games and anchored the Blue Jay defense.
- Counted one goal, 32 ground balls and a team-high 23 caused turnovers to his credit.
- Sparked 12-8 win over Utah with three GBs and a career-high-tying three CTs.
- Tied career-high with three CTs and added two GBs against #1 Virginia.
- Had one GB and two CTs in a 12-9 win at Navy and added two GBs and two CTs in a 12-10 win over Delaware.
- Scored first goal of the season and added two GBs and one CT in 16-12 win over ninth-ranked Rutgers. Held RU’s Ross Scott to just one goal in the win and named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts.
- Sparked JHU’s 12-11 win at #4 Maryland with career-high five GBs and career-high-tying three CTs.
- Anchored JHU defense in a 22-8 win over Bryant in first round of the NCAA Tournament with three GBs and one CT.
- Top performance of the season came in 12-9 loss to eventual national champion Notre Dame in the NCAA Quarterfinals, when he held eventual Tewaaraton finalist Pat Kavanagh to one assist. That was the first game of the season that Kavanagh was held below three points.
2022
- Played in all 16 games with 11 starts and had four goals, one assist, 36 GBs and 18 CTs. Saw time mostly at LSM in the early season before making the permanent move to close defense.
- Led the team in caused turnovers and tied for third in ground balls.
- 18 CTs
- Saw most extensive playing time of career (at the time) in season opener against Jacksonville and responded with two GBs and three CTs.
- Scored first career goal and added three GBs and two CTs in an 18-12 win at Towson.
- Got first start of career on close defense and responded with one goal and one ground ball in an 11-10 win over Loyola. Goal came in transition and proved to be the game winner in the 11-10 win over the Greyhounds.
- Tallied one assist, added two GBs and went 1-of-3 on faceoffs at 10th-ranked UNC and added three GBs at second-ranked Virginia.
- Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after totaling two ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 10-7 win over Syracuse. Helped JHU hold the Orange nine goals below season scoring average at the time.
- Had two GBs and two CTs against Navy and three GBs at Delaware.
- Scored once and had one GB and one CT in a 15-12 win against Michigan and came back with three GBs and one CT at fourth-ranked Rutgers.
- Posted two ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 13-10 win over Penn State and added three GBs and one CT against top-ranked Maryland.
- Scored fourth goal of the season and added three GBs and one CT in a 16-8 win over Penn State in the B1G Quarterfinals.
- Closed season with three GBs and three CTs in a loss at top-ranked Maryland in the B1G Semifinals.
2021
- Reserve defenseman who saw action in two games.
- Made first career appearance in a loss at Maryland and also saw time in a 13-6 win over 12th-ranked Penn State.
- Was 0-for-1 on faceoffs.
At Conestoga
- Standout in lacrosse, football and basketball.
- Named to Under Armour All-America Team as a senior (UA All-America game not played due to COVID-19 pandemic).
- Earned Pennsylvania All-State, All-Main Line and All-Central League honors in lacrosse.
- All-Main Line, All-Central League and all-area selection in football.
Personal
- Scott Smith.
- The son of Mark Smith and Lori Valentino.
- Has one older brother, Andrew.
- Brother played baseball and Long Island University.
- Mother was a member of the swimming team at Penn State.
- Father played football at Villanova
- Graduated with a degree in economics with a minor in business and pursued a master's degree in communication as a graduate student during 2025 season.
